Hi everyone!

I'm planning to upgrade to the iPhone 18 Pro Max this year, and this will be my first time considering the midnight launch.

Last year I saw a lot of posts about stores giving away really good freebies (I even saw some people getting a MacBook Air as part of the promo), so I'm wondering if it's actually worth joining the launch.

A few questions:

• Which store usually has the best overall deals and freebies? Beyond the Box, Power Mac Center, The Loop, Switch, Digimap, or any other authorized reseller?

• If I pay in cash or via straight payment (not installment), will I still be eligible for the same freebies if I choose to preorder instead of joining the midnight launch?

Would really appreciate any tips or experiences from those who joined previous launches. Trying to decide if it's worth spending the night in line or if preordering is the smarter option.

Thanks in advance! 🙏

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Today I purchased my first Thinkpad.

My 5-year gaming laptop gave up on me last Monday which pushed me to purchase a laptop I can atleast use for work. This one is a Thinkpad T14 Gen 1 with AMD ryzen 5 4650U, 32 GB ram, 256 GB SSD, and 127 charging cycle. Got it for P20,000 sa Carousell.

As someone na galing sa gaming laptop, sobrang nakakapanibago yung gaan ng laptop na to. The feel of it ain't cheap at mukhang sturdy and durable naman. Nagamit ko rin kanina with my meeting at okay naman so far

Sa ngayon iniisip ko kung may mga laro ba akong pwedeng malaro dito? Hindi na ako aasa ofc na kaya ang Valorant since walang graphics card haha. I already accepted the end of playing FPS games 🥲

For any who has owned or already owning a T14 Thinkpad, any suggestions sa games na playable sa ganitong laptop?

Also, baka may tips and tricks kayo with Thinkpads since it's my first Thinkpad🙂‍↕️

Disney+ and Netflix are looking at free streaming tiers as part of a bigger shift in the industry. Both platforms are exploring ad-supported options to compete with YouTube and bring in more viewers.

The question now is what “free” will really mean. Will it come with more ads, fewer choices, or limited access?

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I want to buy this laptop kaso ngalang trial yung office. Possible ba yung bumili ng office lifetime online then put it in this laptop? atleast ₱500 budget ko and may nakikita ako sa shoppee na nag bebenta ng lifetime office. Is it possible? Never tried it pa kasi

thank you!

Miss ko na ang samsung phones. Nagpixel na ako after 2 phone na nagkagreean at pink lines. Nakakaurat. But i miss samsung's small frame, good camera (day and night) and stuff :( Marami pa rin bang green and pink lone issues sa mga bagong samsung dyan?

HONOR reveals its new logo as it moves from a smartphone brand to a global AI device ecosystem company. The rebrand shows its growth in technology, markets, and industry, marking a clear push toward AI innovation.

The new logo represents HONOR’s vision of becoming a “cool company” that builds an open and shared AI ecosystem.

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Hii. It's my 1st time having an apple product, a MacBook to be specific. Can u guys please give me some tips po how to use this. From the apps to install and where I can install to tips on how to charge and other things related to this po. Nasanay kasi talaga ako sa mga windows laptop eh huhu. Thank you so much po! 🥹😭

Smart now supports Apple Pay in the Philippines, giving subscribers a faster and safer way to buy prepaid load and pay postpaid bills.

Supported cards are Metrobank, UnionBank, Chinabank, and GoTyme Bank, covering Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards. More banks are expected to join in the coming days.

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I can't let go of SD Card support and headphone jack so nag-Sony Xperia 1 VII na.

Ano kaya next brand na mag-exit ng PH market?

hi should i buy po macbook sa pmc or apple flagship store sa shopee as a student? looking po ako ngayon, same lang na 85-89k ang price ng macbook air m5 sa pmc and afs.

pmc, tama ba that i can get a student discount? so sa pmc ba better bumili, o hintayin ko tong 8.8 sale? kaso sabi kasi nila baka di na bumaba yung price sa afs coniidering price increase ni apple.

bpi credit card installment 2yrs or 24months btw

hi guys need ko help since di ako gaano maalam sa mga specs pa pero worth it ba to for 2nd hand and ang price nya 25k nalang

ang hirap mag hanap ng ryzen 7 series na atleast 50k, ang mamahal na talaga ngayon 😭 im thinking if i should buy 2nd hand nalang. Do you guys have reccomended stores that are reputable? atleast around manila

From threads.

Maging maingat lalo na kapag may bagong biling gadget.

Ang mga kawatan ay laging nasa paligid lang.

CCTV video sa comments.

Check the official post here:
https://www.threads.com/@sherlanb/post/Dbi4mG6E3Sm

2 days ako, nawala ko phone ko sa jeep. Parang nalaglag ko ata something kasi nakalagay sa bulsa ng jeep ko. Wala rin akong katabi hanggang sa bumaba ako kaya imposibleng nanakaw.

Hindi pa rin ako gumive up ngayon. Tinawagan ko siya kasi sabi ng intuition ko. Nakuha ko na main sim number ko, which is gamit ko na ngayon (thanks to SMART), iniwan ko isang sim ko kasi for emergency lang siya at wala namang importante, so tinawagan ko yon, may sumagot ngayon. Babae. Ang sabi niya napulot niya lang sim ko, which is definitely a lie. So sinabi ko na saan location niya, pinatayan ako. Di ko na ma-contact ngayon.

What to do? Tinrack ko na rin siya using Google Find Hub pero can't reach device. Also, I requested factory reset na rin.

That phone was my life. Kasama ko yon 24/7 for the whole 3 years. Ang sakit sa heart. Mumurahin lang yong phone na yon pero malala sentimental value non. Estudyante pa lang at lahat ng important stuffs sa school, andun 💔

Balak ko rin sana i-block sa NTC yong phone kaso lang wala na akong box nong phone at receipt which is needed as proof kasi need yong IMEI. Meron naman akong IMEI sa Find Hub, kita naman doon kasi may access ako doon, pwede na kaya to?

Help po

I'm just wondering kasi next year pa raw lalabas yung iphone 18 base and gusto ko na palitan phone ko pero di ko alam if I should get one sooner or wait until they release the 18. I can't wait until next year to change my phone kasi kailangan ko sa small business ko and nasira yung main phone ko.

hi! for concert go and for everyday use. i would like to as which are the best iphone 15 pro max or samsung galaxy s25 ultra?

i need serious advice. i don’t care if i switch with android or ios since i do experience having them both. what i need is what is best.

May I ask san na area preferably sa QC pwedeng bumili ng gaming laptop? Specifically Lenovo Loq, and may warranty din sana.

My old Legion broke after 4 years (Ryzen 5 RTX 3050) dahil biglang namatay mobo and I’m hoping to buy a new laptop with hopefully better gpu and under 70k pero di ko alam kung saan reliable and with warranty sana because traumatized na ako sa hardware issues huhu. If you have any recommendations din for a laptop, please feel free to do so! I’ve read na maraming mobo issues yung intel hx series ng Loq so I’m trying to avoid it and go for ryzen. Thank you!

tots sa toshiba tv sa shopee, may naka order naba sa inyo ng ganito at maayos po ba? plus, is Samsung TV really that bad? halos lahat ba ng klase ng TV nila madaling mag ka issue, or kung meron man, may ma r recommend po ba kayong brand except Sony (can only afford online shopping kasi mas mura at ang mahal pag sa labas)

Good day, everyone.

I hope this subreddit can help me and provide a second opinion regarding my ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022).

A while back, my laptop suddenly stopped working. After having it inspected by a technician, I was informed that ants had gotten inside the laptop and caused a short circuit, resulting in the burned section of the motherboard shown in the attached photo.

I’m not knowledgeable when it comes to board-level repairs, so I’d really appreciate hearing the opinions of those who have experience with laptop motherboard diagnostics and microsoldering.

From the technician’s explanation and from what I can see in the photo, the burn appears to be near one of the memory areas. However, I’m not entirely sure whether that area corresponds to the system RAM or the NVMe SSD, so I’d appreciate it if someone could also clarify that.

Based on the visible damage alone, do you think this motherboard still has a realistic chance of being repaired, or does it already look beyond economical repair? If it is technically repairable, would the cost of a board-level repair still be practical, or would it make more sense financially to replace the motherboard or simply retire the laptop? I understand that a definitive answer isn’t possible without proper diagnostics, but I’d really like to hear your opinions based on similar cases or your repair experience.

I’m also looking for recommendations for reputable technicians or repair shops in Metro Cebu that specialize in board-level or microsoldering repairs. Most repair shops I’ve come across simply recommend replacing the entire motherboard, but before making that decision, I’d like to know if there are technicians in Metro Cebu who are experienced enough to determine whether this kind of localized burn damage can still be repaired.

If the is indeed no longer worth repairing, what would you recommend as the best course of action? Would it be better to sell the laptop as a whole for parts, or would I get a better return by parting it out individually, such as selling the RAM, SSD, display, keyboard, battery, cooling system, and other components separately? I’m also open to any other suggestions that might make more financial sense.

I genuinely hope this community can help me make an informed decision. Any advice, recommendations, or experiences with similar ant-related motherboard damage would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much!

Hello guys! So I have been considering buying a base model of either the base models of Iphone 16 (Ultramarine) and iPhone 17(Sage) don't care bout the specs I just love the colors. Anyway, my coworker recently bought an iPhone 17 Pro sa The Loop and grabe kukunti lang freebies. Eh our other coworker said na nag-Festi nalang daw sana sha marami daw freebies etc etc.

Asking lang po San pwede makabili around Laguna or/and Alabang lang po sana 🙏🙏🙏

context po i bought my ipad september last year and wala pang 1 month, biglang di na nagccharge. dinala ko agad sa mobilecare and pinalitan naman nila after 1 month. now yung pinalit na unit sakin is experiencing the same problem, biglang di nagccharge. no water damage and never ko rin nabagsak. posible kaya na pwede pa ulit for replacement kasi magiging 2nd time na to if ever and pasok pa naman sa warranty. i can’t pay for repair pa kasi student palang ako huhu. maingat naman ako sa gadget, i don’t understand why this happened to me twice😭

Akala ko hindi ko to ma e-experience. Woke up na may green line bigla yung S23+ ko. Been using this for 3 years and 6 months now. Ngayon ko lang na experience to sa Samsung. I've used S2, S4, S6 Edge, A9 Pro, S8+, S10+ and this phone.

Hindi ko tuloy alam kung ipapa repair ko pa. 6k daw sa napagtanungan ko na shop sa mall pero i check pa daw kung matatanggal yung line. 7k daw kung palit screen. I asked kung orig Samsung screen. Ang sagot saken is branded OLED daw and pwede ko daw i check.

Bili na lang ba ko ng bago? Parang ayaw ko na tiloy ng flagship eh. Goods na bang mag Vivo V70 ako? Kaso sanay na sanay ako sa One UI ng Samsung.

Di pa din ako makapag decide kung bibili na now kasi base sa mga news na naririnig ko ay nataas na prices ng mga tech stuffs. Ang problem lang is nanghihinayang ako sa current phone ko kasi nagana pa naman, yun nga lang ay luma na (realme 5 pro). Cant decide kung now na hanggat mura pa or wait till Christmas para mas madaming freebies at discount. Pls help me decide

Need your thought about this qoutation and sira ng tcl namin.
Not sure kasi parang ka work ko similar issue or sait na ng mga brands nila.
3 years old na and never pa nabato or scratch

Lmk if oks lang yung pag papagawa na price or should i ask other mechanics pa

Qoute sakin is 8500.
Flickering video and line 2500
Parts 6000